Hip hop originated from the Bronx specifically; that means everything. I'm down the block from where hip hop was born and raised, so I'm glad I am here and I'm able to represent New York the way I am.
One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.
There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I acknowledge the fact. When it is said that the institution exists, and that it is very difficult to get rid of it in any satisfactory way, I can understand and appreciate the saying.
I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.